Trap



A. P. GREIWI.

TRAP.

APPLICATION FILED Nov I, 1919. I l

I 1,3934380 Patented Oct. M, 11921 imanes.

1 To all whom tmajz/ concern:

innransrarns rn'rtu'rorticay ALBERT P. `GREIIVI, OF'TOMS RIVER, NEW JERSEY.

" Application filed November 1, 1919.

Be it known that I', ALBERT Pl GREIM, a

- citizen of the `United lStates, `residing at Ocean and `Toms River, in the county of State of New Jersey, have inventedcertaln 'new and useful `Improvements in Traps, of. 4-which the followlngis a specification.

1 This invention relates to traps and more particularly to a trap designed for catching sparrows. g A 1 i It is well lrnownthatEnglish sparrowsare a nuisance in many localities, thatthey drive song birds andmore desirable birds away,

`Heften destroying-the eggsiof the more decausing them `to seek `other localities. Fursirable birdsand fighting the said birds,

thermore,` it is well known that English sparrowsware destructive,` destroying gardens, 4flowers or the like, 201.

when first emerging from t-heground and they also render places nnl -sightly .with the building oftheir nests, and i .otherwise, particularly in case of vine cov- 1eredlwa'lls and objects of art in carvedcornices, etc., together with their excessivequarrelsome noiseand chatter rendering them an undesirable annoyance;4 and an object of v thisinvention 1s toprovide 4a trap forcatchllrninating them. i y

c i Another object of this invention `is to pro- .'vide a sparrow` trap embodying a pair of leads or funnels,`positioned one above the lingrthe `sparrows `and consequently` eXter- @other `havingconimunication respectively f with the entrance compartmentand the conp fning compartment and :furthermore atrap y 4which is circular inshape, renderingit eas- "ily adaptable for shipment by parcel post.

" 'ln use of'ftjhe trap the iirstsparrow caught y i *acts asga *decoyto attract other sparrows thereto, and it is anzfobject lof this invention r to position the confining compartment of the trap directly overthe entrance compartment softhat' the decoyed sparrow will be posii tioned to attract other sparrows to the en- 15` trance leads or funnel of the trapstructure. @ther objects of the invention will appear `in the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and in whichv drawing: e

Figure 1 is a vertical section through the improved trap.

Fig. 2 is a section through the trap, taken Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented oet; ii, resi.`

Serial No. 335,161.

part thereof cut away.

` F 1gf3 is a fragmentary topV plan of the trap illustrating the door by means of which the sparrows may be removed from the conlining compartment of the trap.

eferring more particularly to the drawings, the improved Sparrow trap comprises the skeleton frame 5 which is made up of relatively heavy wire comprising an upper annulu-s 6 and a lower annulus 7 to which the uprightsS are attached in any suitable manner such as by bending their ends over the annuli 6 and 7 and welding them. The uprights 8 are spaced at desired circumferential distances about the annuli 6 and 7, and they have attached theretoa casing 9 of sheet wire, or mesh which incloses the slrele- `ton frame 5. An entrance-lead 10 is provided to permit the entrance of the sparrows: into the interior of the trap structure `andthis lead is formed by the lowerend or bottom of the trap entering into the trap from the ground or surface upon-which the trap is supported and it isformed of suitable bracing wires 11 and 11a which are attached l to the lower annulus 7 and uprights 8 and `are covered with screen inclining downwardly rand inwardly as clearl7 shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, to provide a "lead the outlet end` of which opens into the trap and isconstricted with respect to the entrancethereof. The interior of the trap is divided into the entrance or feeding compartment `and aconining compartment by the diagonally'extendingpartition 12. This partition`12 is formed of an oval shaped frame lfmadeof wire` which `is braced `by'transversely extending braces 14; i The` braces 14 as wellA as the frame 13 are connected in any suitable manner to the uprights Stof the skeleton frame 5 insuch `manner as to rigidly hold it in place.

The frame 13 has screen netting 15 attached thereto, vwhich separates the upper confining compartment from the lower entrance or feeding compartment and this screen 15V is provided with a rectangular opening 16 substantially in the center of the partition wire i or nettingf12a,

12. A substantially pyramidal lead 17 is attached to the partition 12 at thelarge end of the lead and about the opening 16 the said lead extending upwardly into the conlining compartment and having its outlet opening constricted and reinforced by an annulus or ring 18.

The top of the trap is closed by a suitable cover 19 formed from a reinforcing ring 2O made of wire, similar to the wire of which the skeleton frame is made and which has a circular disk 21 of screen wire or foraminous netting attached thereto. This netting is provided with an opening therein prefe'rably adjacent the rim 20 as clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, which opening is normally closed by a door or closure strucn ture 22 comprising reinforcing or bracing rib 23A which is preferably connected as fshownat 24 to the rib 2O and a disk of netting or wire is attached Vopening formed in the wire disk 21. Any

thereto to close the suitable means may be employed for holding` this door 22 closed, such as the length of pliable wire as shown at 25 which, when threaded about the ring 22 and through certain of the openings in the disk 21 may have its ends twisted together to securely hold the door closed as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

e In use, any suitable type of food, such as cracked grain, bread crumbs or the like which would attract sparrows is placed on the ground within the entrance compartment of the trap and this will attract the sparrows, causing them to walk around the trap until they find the entrance Vopening or entrance lead, passing therethrough into the interior ofthe trap, they will after they have eaten or incase they become frightened endeavorv to get out of the trap and while some ofthe older wisebirds may find their way out of the opening 10 the majority of them will pass upwardly through the lead 17, and emergingfrom` this lead will enter the confining compartment, which as clearly shown in Fig-1 of the drawings is positioned directly across the entrance compartment. Thei'irst bird caught in the confining compartment will serve as a decoy for attracting other birds, and consequently the more birds that are caught inthe trap within certain limits the greater will be the attraction thereof for'other sparrows. jAfter the birds have been caught in the confining compartvment of thetrap, they may be killed in any desiredfmannerf and removed lthrough the opening in the top 19.

Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit of this invention,

^ ment.

2. In a trap, the combination of a foraminous circular body, a partition extending diagonally through the body and dividing it into a lower entrance compartment and an upper confining compartment, a non-return lead opening through said partition and extending into the confining compartment, said partition formed of foraminous material, said non-return lead formed of foraminous material, and a reinforcing ring about the outlet end of the non-return lead.

3. In a trap, the combination of a foraminous circular body, a partition extending diagonally through the body and dividing it into a lower entrance compartment and an upper confining compartment, a non-return lead opening through said partition and extending into the confining compartment, said partition formed of foraminous material, said non-return lead formed of foraminous material, a reinforcing ring about the outlet end of the nonnreturn lead, and a non-return lead communicating with said entrance compartment at the lower end of one side of the body.

4. In a trap, the combination of a foraminous circular body, a partition extending diagonally through the body and dividing it into a lower entrance compartment and an upper confining compartment, a non-return lead opening through said partition and extending into the confining compartment,

f said partition formed of foraminous material, said non-return lead formed of foraminous material, al reinforcing ring about the ALBERT I). GREIM. 

